The effect of telenursing on the self-efficacy of covid-19 patients after discharge from hospital

Background: Considering the complications of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), it is necessary to implement telenursing in order to improve the quality of the healthcare services and ensure the continuity of these healthcare services out of the hospital. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of telenursing on the self-efficacy of the COVID-19 patients after discharge from the hospital. Method: This clinical trial was conducted on 66 COVID-19 patients in Vasei Hospital, Sabzevar, Iran, in 2021. The participants were divided into intervention and control groups using the random permuted block technique. The required data were collected through a demographic form and the COVID-19 Prevention, Recognition, and Home-Management Self-Efficacy Scale completed online by the participants before and 1 month after the intervention. A telenursing workshop was performed through an online platform to educate the patient in the intervention group for 1 month. Finally, the data were analyzed in SPSS software (version 24) using the independent t-test, paired t-test, Chi-square test, and Fisher s exact test. Results: The mean scores of self-efficacy were estimated at 165.66±15 and 159.69±21 21.73 in the control group before and after routine training, respectively, while they were obtained at 144.24±20.58 and 172.15±13.28 in the experimental group before and after telenursing, which was significantly different (P 0.001). Implications for Practice: It seems that telenursing was effective on the self-efficacy of patients. Accordingly, the nursing team is recommended to use telenursing to improve the self-efficacy of the COVID-19 patients.